Not all riders of Rivendells ride with our handlebars even with the saddle. I took advantage of that option for a couple of years, but then I came to realize that lower bars were better for me, and the even bars are not actually an advantage. I am tall with long arms, so that factors in.
-Jim W. On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Rocky B wrote: > I ride with my knees very slightly bent at 6 o'clock too...i think > you're fine. > > I bet the kid is probably not used to seeing handlebars even or > slightly higher than the saddle and so he thinks your saddle is too > low. > > On Sep 26, 8:29 pm, GeorgeS <[email protected]> wrote: >> I rode my club's century today and as I was toiling up a hill, a young >> triathlete sort on a plastic thing (the tubes were not even round!) >> came by me and he said "Sir, you might want to raise your seat a bit >> so you'll get more leverage." Unsolicited advice is so cool. My >> immediate thought was to tell him that I had been riding bikes since >> before he was born, but I've been trying to keep my mouth out of gear >> so I didn't say anything. But then I started thinking that back in >> the day, the rule of thumb, at least as it was passed down to me, was >> that when the pedal is in the 6 o'clock position, the knee should be >> very slightly bent. I've been doing that with every bike I've set up >> for lo these many years. Was that wrong? Has there been any progress >> in thinking on this subject? >> GeorgeS > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
